Charrette Héritage Rhum Extra Vieux

Charrette Heritage Rhum Extra Vieux is a rum from Reunion, the brand founded jointly in 1972 by the island's distilleries. Although labelled in the agricole idiom, this is a traditional rum based on molasses rather than fresh cane juice, a reminder that much of Reunion's output is molasses-driven, so it is best read as a traditional aged rum.

The profile is soft and approachable: fruity and woody on the nose, with a rounded, lightly sweet palate carrying the same fruit and oak. It is an easy, unfussy sipper rather than a complex or assertive one, built to work neat without challenge. At 40% it sits comfortably in everyday-drinking territory, a gentle introduction to Reunion rum that leans on smoothness and mild sweetness. For drinkers expecting grassy agricole snap, the molasses base means this is a softer, mellower proposition than the label might suggest.